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Why carrots help us see in the dark

Carrots weren’t always orange. White, yellow, red and purple varieties grow in some regions of the world.
Apparently Dutch growers cultivated orange carrots in honour of William of Orange (the prince who helped bring
about Dutch independence) and they’ve remained that colour ever since. The good news is, the orange is created
by a pigment called beta-carotene, which the body uses to make vitamin A. Severe vitamin A deficiency is
linked to night blindness and that is why we have the saying about eating carrots to see in the dark.